young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to look down on; to make light of
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
simply; merely; only; solely
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
reason; cause; circumstances
early (days); initial stage; initial
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
anything and everything; just about everything
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take a breath; to take a short rest
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to check; to stop; to keep back
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be helpful; to be useful
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
advanced level; high grade; senior
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage